A review on social media crime threat analysis using machine learning techniques.

With the ease of internet access, social media has proven as the mecca of connecting people worldwide, but as much as social media has established itself as a boon for people, it is a curse as well. Within a short time, social media's impact has brought the whole world together in one spot where individuals may express their thoughts and ideas. With India's user report standing at 518 million in 2020, the number might go up to 1.5 billion by 2040, while the worldwide social media users number stands at 4.55 billion people, which is more than a half-world now. Social media has undoubtedly proved a boon, opening doors towards ample opportunities for people worldwide, from allowing them to do business online to showcasing their talents which sometimes boosts their career once they get recognized. However, coming to the darker side, social media can be labelled as a curse as well in place of the boon, given the occurrence of cybercrimes, be it burglary or theft of personal data, spamming, impersonating by creating fake id using people's information present over social network handles, cyberbullying or sex crimes (especially paedophiles), and the list continues. The following study outlines the precautionary steps to safeguard oneself against cybercrimes and reviews the concerned research papers covering threat analysis of social media crimes using Artificial Intelligence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]